a collage of Case Managers - Teresa, Toijya, Paul, and  ToddSome questions to guide functional assessments in Minnesota

It is not within the scope of this curriculum to teach case managers advanced skill competencies, including how to write quality comprehensive functional assessments.

The case management agency needs to support case managers in obtaining the training and practice of core competencies of case managers. 

Some questions to guide functional assessments in Minnesota

What do recipients say about a functional focus?

  • Helps me see what I CAN do
  • Makes so much sense now why I can’t do some things
  • Gives me hope that I can learn how to manage that
  • So much more respectful – we are talking about what gets in the way, not all those labels that feel so judgmental.